Head for a child&#39;s golf club

ABSTRACT

A head for a child&#39;s golf club includes a body with a face for striking a golf ball and a shank extending from the body. The shank is configured to be securely attached to a shaft of the golf club. A protective coating covers the head except the face to absorb the reactive force when striking a golf ball. The protective coating is a resilient, flexible material and is rubber in the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention

[0002] The present invention relates to a head for a golf club, and moreparticularly to a head for a child's golf club that has a protectivecoating on the head.

[0003] 2. Description of Related Art

[0004] Conventional heads for golf clubs in accordance with the priorare mounted on one end of a shaft. There is no golf club in marketdesigned specifically for young children. Small children usually use toygolf clubs that are made of light material or real golf clubs that are“cut down” from clubs for adults or are somewhat smaller in size as ajunior set or the junior head.

[0005] However, these types of golf clubs have several disadvantages.

[0006] 1. The junior golf clubs are designed for children over eightyears old so that the clubs can not be widely used.

[0007] 2. The metal head of the golf club may hurt the little golferwhen using the club or playing if careless.

[0008] 3. The little golfer may sustain a sport injury due to thereactive force while striking the ball because children's skeletons havenot fully developed.

[0009] The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate thedisadvantages of the conventional head for a golf club.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0010] A head for a child's golf club in accordance with the presentinvention comprises a body with a face for striking a golf ball and ashank extending from the body. A protective coating covers the headexcept the face to absorb the reactive force when striking a ball toprevent children from sustaining sports injuries.

[0011] Further benefits and advantages of the present invention willbecome apparent after a careful reading of the detailed description withappropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012]FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a head for a child's golf club inaccordance with the present invention;

[0013]FIG. 2 is perspective cross sectional view of the head for achild's golf club in FIG. 1 when taking the line 2-2;

[0014]FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the head for a child's golf clubin FIG. 1;

[0015]FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the headfor a child's golf club in accordance with the present invention;

[0016]FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the head for a child's golf clubin FIG. 4;

[0017]FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the head fora child's golf club in accordance with the present invention; and

[0018]FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the head for a child's golf clubin FIG. 6.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0019] With reference to the drawings and initially to FIGS. 1 to 3, ahead for a child's golf club in accordance with the present inventioncomprises a body (10) with a face (11) for striking a golf ball and ashank (20) extending from the body (10). The shank (20) is configured tobe securely attached to a shaft (not shown) of the golf club. Aprotective coating (30) covers the head except the face (11) to absorbthe reactive force while striking a golf ball. The protective coating(30) is a resilient, flexible material and is rubber in the preferredembodiment of the present invention.

[0020] With reference to FIGS. 4 and 5, another embodiment of the headfor a golf club in accordance with the present invention provides aprotective cover for a wood, and with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7, yetanother embodiment of the head for a golf club in accordance with thepresent invention provides a protective cover for a putter.

[0021] The head for a golf club in accordance with the present inventionincludes several advantages.

[0022] 1. The head of the golf club is safe and prevents children frombeing hurt when using or playing with the club because a resilient,flexible material such as rubber covers the hard head of the club.

[0023] 2. The protective coating of the head is made of resilient,flexible material that can absorb the reactive force when striking agolf ball to prevent little golfers from sustaining sports injuries.

[0024] 3. The head for a golf club designed specifically for childrenand can be used by golfers under eight years old so that the scope ofusing of the present invention is wider.

[0025] Although the invention has been explained in relation to itspreferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other possiblemodifications and variations can be made without departing from thespirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.

What is claimed is:
 1. A head for a child's golf club comprising: a bodywith a face for striking a golf ball and a shank extending from saidbody, said shank configured to securely attach to a shaft of said golfclub, a protective coating covered said head except said face to absorba reactive force when striking a golf ball, said protective coatingbeing a resilient, flexible material.
 2. The head for a child's golfclub as claimed in claim 1, wherein said resilient and flexible materialis rubber.